Jul 10
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Ár chairde, Camara.ie….
If you haven’t heard of them, Camara.ie, and Irish company with hubs nationwide collects redundant computers from Irish organisations and individuals. These computers are refurbished by Camara before being shipped out to Africa where they are set up in ‘Learning Centres’ in schools and colleges.
Camara is a West African word that means “one who teaches with experience.” When Camara was established in 2005, they were driven by two core beliefs: 1) Education is the key for people to break the cycle of poverty they find themselves in; and 2) properly used, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can be harnessed to revolutionize the way world class education is delivered to disadvantaged communities.
They work in seven African countries – Zambia, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Kenya, Lesotho, Tanzania, and Uganda and have set up local Technology Hubs that act as partners in delivering the Camara educational model directly to schools. Camara’s European headquarters is in the Digital Hub, Dublin and our African headquarters is in Kampala, Uganda
Camara seeks every business operating in Ireland to commit to reusing their retired working computers prior to eventual recycling. For more compelling reasons on why computer reuse is the right thing to do watch this short movie……
